Abdominal and sacroiliac support



ApiflZI, 1925 1,534,774

s. c. EDMISTON ABDOMINAL AND SACROILIAC SUPPORT Filed DQC. 22, 1922INVENTOR SIMON CEDMISTON wweu Patented Apr. 21, 1925.

UNITED STATES SIMON C. EDMISTON, OF LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.

ABDOMINAL AND SACR-OILIAC SUPPORT.

Application filed December 22, 1922.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SIMON C. EDMISTON, a citizen of the United States,residing at Los Angeles, in the county of Los Angeles and State ofCalifornia, have invented new and useful Improvements in Abdominal andsacroiliac Supports, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to abdominal and sacroiliac supports.

It is an object of the present invention to provide an extremely simple,practical and substantial girdle-like support adapted to be readilyadjusted around the lower portion of the waist to fit the rear of thebody and to afford a substantial support for the abdomen. Another objectof the invention is to provide a support having a sufficient degree ofelasticity to provide for the conformation of the support to the figurewithout undue binding and pinching, and to provide for the accuratefitting of the support to the figure. Another object is to provide forthe loosening or tightening up of the device to fit a figure.

Other objects and advantages will be made manifest in the followingspecification of an embodiment of the invention illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, wherein Figure 1 is a perspective showing thedevice as applied over the abdomen.

Fig. 2 is a perspective showing the device as fitting across the rear ofthe body at and below the waist.

Fig. 3 is an elevation or plan of the extended device.

The support of the present invention com prises two main lateral wingsor flap portions 2 and 2 connected by intermediate back panel sections 3and 3, which latter are shown as medially laced or otherwise adjustablyconnected together at 4 and ten minating above a lower central web orstrip 5, the upper portion of which is shown as centrally slit as at 6and having the side margins adjustably connected as by lacing 7 and 7 tothe adjacent inner edges 2 and 2 of the side flaps 2. The side flapshave upper straight corner portions 2 and 2 along which extend lacings 8and 8 which connect to contiguous stiffened strips 9. These strips 9 and9 are connected by substantial transverse elastic straps 10 and 10 t0the extremities of which are secured fastening elements 11 and 1.1carrying hooks and eyes or other suitable fasteners 12 and 12 which areSerial No. 608,473.

adapted to be closed or interlocked together when the side flaps 2 and 2are brought around in front of the abdomen as shown in Fig. 1.

The side flaps 2 and 2 have downwardly and inwardly curved rear edges 2and 2 termmating in lobe-like points 2 and 2, Running upwardly fromthesepoints and embedded in the fabric of the said flaps are reinforcingstays or strips 13 and 13 which curve inwardly toward the center of thesupport and diverge slightly at the upper portion. The central web orstrip 5 is con nected at its lower portion by laterally extendingelastic straps 14 and 14 to the lower portions of the side flaps 2 and 2and, therefore, when the device is applied, the lobes of the flaps andthe central back strip 5 are drawn snugly in across the sacroiliac.

To facilitate the snug fitting and adjustment of the support to thefigure, the flaps 2 and 2 are provided with downwardly and outwardlycurving slots 16 and 16 extending to the top edge of the support, andthe degree of opening of the slots is adapted to be varied by lacings 17and 17 The longitudinally extending central slot 6 is shown in Fig. 2 asbeing provided with lacing 18 whereby the central strip may be opened orclosed to be adjustable to the form, and the central strip 5 is shown inFig. 3 as provided with longitudinally extending marginally locatedreinforcing stays or bars 19.

From the above it will be seen that the support is constructed ofsubstantial flexible elements certain of which provide for a requisiteor desired degree of elasticity, and the device includes means, such asthe lacings particularly above described, for enabling the snugadjustment and fitting of the various parts and portions of the deviceto the anatomy.

Further embodiments, modifications and changes may be resorted to withinthe spirit of the invention as here claimed.

What is claimed is:

1. An abdominal support comprising two main lateral wings having theirupper parts connected by intermediate back panel sections, the panelsections being laced to the main wings and laced together, and the lowerparts of the main wings being spaced apart by a lower central web, theupper part of the central web being laced to the contiguous parts of themain wings and the lower part of the central web being connected to thelower parts of the contiguous main wings by elastic straps, elasticstraps laced to the outer edges of the upper parts of the main wings,and fasteners for connecting the elastic straps together.

2. In an abdominal support comprising two main lateral wings havingtheir upper parts connected by intermediate back panel sections, thepanel sections being laced to the main wings and laced together, and thelower parts of the main wings being spaced apart by a lower central web,the upper part of the central web being laced to the contiguous parts ofthe main wings and the lower part of the central web being con nected tothe lower parts of the contiguous main wings by elastic straps, theupper part of the central web having a vertical central slit and theparts being laced together across the slit.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification.

SIMON G. EDMISTON.

